Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii: Homologous overexpression of the cloned gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3044-3048

  Jolley, Keith A ^a   Rapaport, Elizabeth ^a   Hough, David W ^a   Danson, Michael J ^a   Woods, Wayne G ^b   Dyall Smith, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; HALOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0029903278     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3044-3048.1996     Document Type: Article

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